Atherosclerosis is epidemiologically linked and causally related to the presence of risk factors Despite their diversity, major risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as hypercholesterolaemia, ...

While the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors VEGF-R1 (Flt-1) and VEGF-R2 (Flk-1) in this process has clearly been defined, expression of the VEGF-R3 (Flt-4) has only ...